Does fox control improve red-legged partridge (Alectoris rufa) survival? an experimental study in Northern Spain;¿puede el control de zorros mejorar la supervivencia de la perdiz roja (alectoris rufa)? un estudio experimental en el Norte de España

Animal Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 395-404

  Mateo Moriones, A ^a   Villafuerte, R ^a   Ferreras, P ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN RECURSOS CINEGÉTICOS IREC CSIC UCLM JCCM   (Spain)

Author keywords

Predator control; Radio tracking; Red fox; Red legged partridge; Survival rates

Indexed keywords

CANID; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GAMEBIRD; NEST PREDATION; PREDATOR CONTROL; SURVIVAL;

SPAIN;

ALECTORIS RUFA; PICA PICA; VULPES; VULPES VULPES;

EID: 84871860599     PISSN: 1578665X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.32800/abc.2012.35.0395     Document Type: Article

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